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Unitree Robotics

Unitree Robotics
Unitree Robotics is a company known for developing and manufacturing quadruped and humanoid robots. It is part of a cohort of high-profile start-ups based in Hangzhou known as the “six little dragons”.
The Midea booth is seen at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province, April 15, 2025. Photo: AFP
Robotics

Chinese home appliance giant Midea unveils 6-arm robot for factory work

China is witnessing a surge of interest and strategic investment in the deployment of humanoid robots.

Made in China 2025

China’s Pudu Robotics rolls out overseas charm offensive with robot dog

China technology

China’s regions roll out 5-year plan priorities, with tech topping the list

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Robotics

Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department.

Tsinghua University’s Institute of Embodied AI and Robotics will integrate resources from its different schools. Photo: Shutterstock
Robotics

Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University are among seven schools that plan to offer ‘embodied intelligence’ as a new major.

China manufacturing

China’s top economic planning agency warns of rise of too many robots

NDRC says there are now more than 150 humanoid robot manufacturers in the country and highlights risk of potential investment bubble.

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UBTech humanoid robots to patrol China-Vietnam border crossings

The initiative features the industrial-grade Walker S2, billed as the world’s first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery.

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A UBTech humanoid robot seen at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing in July. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

China’s robotics twin stars join national committee to shape industry standards

Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots.

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Robotics | China’s humanoid robots enter workforce as Tesla wait goes on

Xpeng, Unitree and other Chinese robot makers are nearing mass production of humanoid units as problems including hands delay Elon Musk’s plans.

Made in China 2025

Chinese EV makers accelerate robotics drive for ‘game-changing’ edge over US

Xpeng, Cherry and others expand beyond cars, with humanoid robot Iron winning praise from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Xpeng’s humanoid robot Iron relies primarily on visual data for training and decision-making. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

China’s Unitree Robotics completes pre-IPO tutoring for onshore listing

The unicorn is reportedly aiming for a valuation of up to US$7 billion in a listing on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market.

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A Unitree robot seen at the Web Summit in Lisbon last week. Photo: AFP
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Chinese humanoid robot makers seize the spotlight at Shenzhen’s hi-tech expo

Robotics firms Unitree, EngineAI, Cyborg and Shenzhen Ruiyan draw enthusiastic crowds at Friday’s opening of the 27th China Hi-Tech Fair.

Robotics

China’s humanoid robots: UBTech scores US$112 million in factory orders

Buoyed by industrial orders and the sector’s momentum, UBTech’s share price has gained more than 150 per cent this year.

Hong Kong stock market

Rising China robotics star AgiBot restructures in potential bid to join IPO race

Shanghai-based firm’s move comes as a wave of Chinese humanoid robot makers – including Unitree and Leju – gear up for public listings.

AgiBot has restructured from a limited liability company to a joint stock limited company. Photo: Reuters
Made in China 2025

Unitree, AgiBot robots steal the show at Shanghai’s import expo

Humanoid robots and cyber dogs are among the showstoppers that help companies gain sales opportunities at the CIIE.

Remote-controlled robots from Unitree Robotics put on a show at the China International Import Expo. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

Chinese AI, humanoid robot make Time magazine’s ‘Best Inventions of 2025’ list

New generation of innovators in spotlight as DeepSeek’s advanced reasoning model and Unitree’s affordable humanoid draw acclaim.

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Robotics

Chariots of wire: China flexes humanoid robot muscle at National Games with torch relay

Kuavo is the latest humanoid to carry the torch for China’s robotics ambitions, running 100 metres to pass the baton at the National Games.

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China manufacturing

China’s robot makers race to roll out cheaper humanoids – but is it sustainable?

Budget-friendly models are raising hopes that humanoids have finally gone mainstream – but business model fragile, industry insiders say.

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Noetix Robotics, a Beijing-based start-up, has introduced an affordable, “family-friendly” humanoid, marking a step in China’s efforts to bring such machines from laboratories and shops into homes. Photo: QQ.com
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China robotics ‘twin stars’ join Shanghai Stock Exchange advisory body

Shanghai’s bourse has added the founders of robotics pioneers Unitree and AgiBot to its innovation committee.

Robotics

Jurassic spark: Dobot revives feathered dinosaur to take robotics beyond the factory floor

China’s Dobot has unveiled a lifelike robotic dinosaur powered by AI and motion control, as it seeks to extend its robotics technology.

Robotics

Start-up Deep Robotics scrambles for top talent amid China’s quest for dominance

The company needs talent in the algorithm area to help fine-tune its humanoid robots, top executive Li Chao says.

Hangzhou-based Deep Robotics debuted its biped humanoid robot DR01 at the World Robot Conference last year. Photo: Handout
Science

The STEM crisis in China’s universities: how outdated courses are wasting talent

Many Chinese degrees prioritise theory over practical experience and fail to prepare students for real-world employment, critics say.

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Robotics

China’s Noetix debuts ‘family-friendly’ US$1,400 humanoid robot

The Bumi model signals the ‘entry of humanoid robots into the consumer market’, the company says.

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Robotics

China’s Unitree builds course for students to learn how to train robot dogs

The curriculum reflects efforts in China to increase robotics training data, while deepening the industry’s talent pool.

Robotics

China’s Unitree Robotics unveils latest humanoid ahead of US$7 billion IPO

The firm’s latest creation comes as it prepares for a mainland listing, underscoring China’s growing edge in humanoid robotics over global rivals.

Unitree’s H2 humanoid has been touted as its most lifelike to date. The company is currently eyeing a US$7 billion IPO. Photo: Handout
Honor

China’s Honor teases ‘Robot Phone’, new AI handset with gimbal-attached camera

Honor says details of the ‘revolutionary AI device’ will be released at the MWC Barcelona trade show next March.

Honor’s concept AI-enabled handset, the Robot Phone, features a fold-out gimbal-attached camera. Photo: Handout
US-China tech war

China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

The AI war is increasingly waged among ‘hyperscalers’ – companies with full-stack capabilities across software, hardware and applications.

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Robotics

Unitree robots from China briefly appear on Walmart, highlighting robotics gap

The listings mark the first time Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots have been featured on a major US retail platform.

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